Norwalk Municipal Code Ch. 13.12 County Sanitary Sewer and Industrial Waste Ordinance Adopted

Division 2, Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste, of Title 20 of the Los Angeles County Code, as adopted, amended and in effect on May 24, 1990, is adopted by reference as the "Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance" of the City.

A copy of the ordinance codified in this chapter has been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City, and shall be at all times maintained by the Clerk for use and examination by the public.

(Prior code § 11-2.1; Ord. 1480 § 1, 1998; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in the Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, Division 2, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section, unless otherwise apparent from the context:

"Board"

means the City Council of the City of Norwalk.

"Chief Engineer" or "County Engineer"

means the City Engineer.

"County" or "County of Los Angeles"

means the City of Norwalk.

"County Health Officer"

means the City Building Official.

"County Sewer Maintenance District"

means the County Sewer Maintenance District except in the instance where the territory concerned either is not within or has been withdrawn from a County Sewer Maintenance District. In any such instance "County Sewer Maintenance District" means the City of Norwalk.

"Director"

means the Director of Community Development of the City of Norwalk.

"Ordinance"

means an ordinance of the City of Norwalk except in such instances where the reference is to a stated ordinance of the County of Los Angeles.

"Public sewer"

means a sanitary sewer and all appurtenances, lying within any street or easement dedicated to the City, which are under the sole jurisdiction of the City.

"Trunk sewer"

means a sewer under the jurisdiction of a public entity other than the City of Norwalk.

(Prior code § 11-2.2; Ord. 1480 § 2, 1998; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

Irrespective of any of the fees specified in Division 2 of Title 20 of the Los Angeles County Code, such fees and their collection dates may be revised or new fees and collection dates established by the Norwalk City Council, by resolution, from time to time.

(Prior code § 11-2.3; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

Whenever in the Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, Division 2, reference is made to the unincorporated area of the County of Los Angeles, such area shall be deemed to include in its true geographical location the area of the City of Norwalk.

(Prior code § 11-2.4; Ord. 1480 § 3, 1998; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.12.010, the Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance is amended as follows:

A. Section 20.28.050 Amended; Reimbursement Agreements. Section 20.28.050 is amended to read as follows:

The City Engineer may recommend that the City Council approve an agreement to reimburse or agree to reimburse a subdivider, school district, improvement district formed under special assessment procedures, or person for the cost of constructing sanitary sewers for public use where such sewers can or will be used by areas outside of a proposed development and to establish a reimbursement district and collection rates as described in the agreement under the provisions of this ordinance.

B. Section 20.32.050 Amended; Tapping Fee Payment Required When. Section 20.32.050 is amended to read as follows:

C. Section 20.32.150 Amended; Sewer Connection Fees within Sewer Reimbursement District. Section 20.32.150 is amended to read as follows:

In the event the City Engineer determines that the property described in the application for a permit is included within a sewer reimbursement district, which has been formed by the City Council in accordance with Section 20.28.050, the charge for connecting to the public sewer shall be as set forth in the agreement.

D. Section 20.32.280 Amended; Sewer Maintenance Funds. Section 20.32.280 is amended by adding the following subsection G:

E. Section 20.32.290 Repealed; Cesspool Truck Disposal Fee. Section 20.32.290 is repealed.

F. Section 20.32.690 Amended; Payment for Damage to Public Sewer. Section 20.32.690 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

In the event the damaged public sewer is not in a sewer maintenance district, the violator shall reimburse the City within 30 days after the City Engineer shall render an invoice for the same. The amount when paid shall be deposited in the City Treasury.

(Prior code § 11-2.5; Ord. 1480 § 4, 1998; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)

Any person who violates any of the provisions of the Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance of the City is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion during which any violation of any of the provisions of the ordinance is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Prior code § 11-2.6; Ord. 1480 § 5, 1998; Ord. 21-1722 § 2)